3!38 



N E W ENGLAND F A R M E R, 



MAY 2, Ig-'S- 



have heen in the habit of sellinj; a (ronsiilerabU; 

 j)art of iheir produce. Our own expt-rience has 

 .■onvini-fd lis that this is, in many cases, tlin most 

 proltahle course for those persons who reside in 

 tlie neiuhliorhood of a good market. 



Any fnrtlier remarks by the committee are 

 rendered unnecessary by the full ami satisfac- 

 tory siatcmf.nts furnished by the geullemeu them- 

 selves. 



'J'he committee have awarded the first premi- 

 um of tiiirty dollars to Joseph Howe, of iMethneu, 

 and the second premium of twenty five dollars to 

 Erastus Ware, of iMiirhlehead. 



By order of the Committee, 

 JOSEPH KITTREDGE, Chairman. 

 December 30, 1837. 



Oats mowed for fodder, 

 Second crop, 

 Marrow S(iuasli, 

 Black Pum|ikiu, 



We omit .Mr Howe's siaiemcnt, as it has been 

 given in another place. We subjoin the state- 

 ment of Mr Ware. 



ERASTUS WARE'S STATEMENT. 

 To Ike Commiltee on Farms for the County of 

 Essex : 



Oentlkmen— My farm, which is entered for 

 premium befo.'-e your Society, contains about 83 

 acres, 43 of which arc improved in mowing, til- 

 lage, and oicliarc'ing ; lying in an oblong square, 

 being ill length al.iout .•bur limes its breadth. It 

 is houudeil on the st>uih- east end by the seashore, 

 which forms a cove ; this furnishes some manure 

 for the field, wliich is natiM-ally of gooil quality, 

 consisting of gravelly a.'iil s, mdy loam, with about 

 3 acres of wet meailow land, that I have converted 

 to the best mowing, by .ditch uig, crowning, culti- 

 vating an<l top dressing. It "'"^ produces as 

 much good iiiei-chantahle h ay, as can be dried on 

 the ground. My English h.iy v *='S shortened this 

 season by ihe severity of the wi. iter and the beds 

 of ice thilf lay upon the field. 



The crop r.f Indian Corn wt s al Tost a failure ; 

 not more thai, half the' seed ca, -ne up— and alter 

 ■o 'ong continued sea breezes to »vh'(di we 

 *•■ ,g,i, CO,'*' nighcs aiitiyi-y'da js 

 ■^''^"^,' V-oved iififi'.vorahle. ■ My <•■'•'> 

 suffered much horn the same caust s 

 "and bailey crops, «re ntiich lessen, 

 lich abounds In oirr laud, and req 



5 " 

 2 1-2 



4 

 1 



Set about 3000 cabbages, which produced but a 

 small crop. Had about two acres of su'inmer 

 vegetables, such as peas, beans, cucumbers, mel- 

 ons, tomatoes, &cc. including half an acre of as- 

 paragus, mostly set the year before, and part the 

 present year, of rSots two years old. The produce 

 of the last mentioned two acres was disposed of in 

 so promiscnons a way, that I cannot give a very 

 correct account, hut should judge it might amount 

 to $150. As the manuring, planting, and culture, 

 were nothing peculiar, the particulars 1 shall omii 

 to mention. 



My grass land I top dress with manure collect- 

 ed from the sea shore as I have opportunity. The 

 grass land has most of it been cultivated duruig 

 the five years that I have improved the farm, with 

 a view to renovate it, which from long neglect 

 was very much needed. The land generally 

 abounds in twitch grass, which I find it is not 

 much trouble to subdue, by ploughing soon alter 

 the bay crop is off, for the next year's cultivation, 

 or by cultivating cabbage or any other crop that 

 will best shade the ground. My potato ground 

 was plnughe.l about the 1st of September last 

 year ; this year, after spreading about 5 cords of 

 yard and sea manure per acre, cross ploughed. 



with other sa'es of produce in winter, and has 

 been disposed of difl^erent ways this Summer, thai 

 I cannot give any correct acc(jnnt, hut willsaj 

 they have yiehleil a very fair profit. I havelhrei 

 fat hogs to kill, that are adjudged to weigh 1301 

 lbs. 



The labor employed, has been as usual, myself 

 one son 17 years of age, one 15 years, a hirec 

 man 7 1-2 iiionihs, and some oilier addiliona 

 labor in buihiing stone wall, of whicli 1 havi 

 made 117 rods, in oil have paid 142 dollars- 

 earned by labor done on the farm, 63 dollars.— 

 All of whicli is respectfully submitted. 



ERAS! US WARE. 



re 



in the latter 



t of onions 



The wheat 



J [,t charlick, 



Hires 



a longer 

 bestowed 



liine'for its eradication than 1 have jet 

 upon it. 



ij,e Produce of my Farm 



14 1-2 bu shels. 



JEi 



1 acre 



by eshma.'ion, 

 follows : 

 of Wheat produc<:d only 



was as 



2 1-2 acres 



jof Barley, - 



y, ;' « " Oats, partly threshed ) 

 wiibont unbinding the bundles,) 

 2 1-9 acres Imlian Corn, 100 bush- 

 '^ els of cars, with an unusual 

 proporiiou of solt unripe corn, 

 I ' _ — ., and ) 



23 

 95 



50 



White Beans anion 

 squashes. 



16 1-2 



7 



squasocs, - , 



Red To(. and Herd's Grass.seed ) 



in chaff, 

 Carrots, 



Mangel Wurtzel, 

 Ruta Baga, 

 French I'urnip, 

 Flat Turnip, 

 Onions, 

 Blood Beets, 



Ensli«h'»»y.c«'''"''^'"S 500 square | ^^ Ton 

 feet of settled bay to 1 ton, ) 



85 

 200 

 74 

 60 

 90 

 40 

 25 

 6 



harrowed and fiUTOwed 3 1-2 feet each way, to 

 enable us to operate with the plough aad cultiva- 

 tor, before hoeing. This process has overcome 

 the twitch grass, with whiidi Ihe land was over- 

 run. Notwilbslauding the distance of the rows, 

 this piece of land, weak and feeble, proiliiced 250 

 bushels per acre of excellent potatoes, )iriucipally 

 of the Chenango kind. My corn land was cdd 

 ground in good condition ; had a light dressing 

 spread. .About <me acre was ploughed last year 

 to the light dressing. I addeil some old manure 

 in the hill this last year, belter Ihan the other. — 

 The missing corn hills were sniip'ied by |)lanting 

 white beans the first time hoeing, and the third or 

 last time sowed flat turnips. 



Marrow squash, which I think is a profitable 

 crop when successlnl, I plant ten feet apart, with 

 strong manure in the hill. 



1 set Ihe last year half an acre of asparagus, the 

 rows 40 inches apart, the roots 12 inclics in the 

 row. The bed this yeari>roduced about 25 dollars 



worth. 



1 have about 75 apple trees thai have become 

 fruitful. They have been much improved the last 

 five years by loosening the turf round the roots, a 

 little dressing ai'd annual pruning. They have 

 yielded tliis year 160 barrels of good winter ap- 

 ples, a part of the refuse of which made 4 barrels 

 of cider. 1 have set about 200 young trees, ap- 

 ples, pears, &c. all choice fruit. 



I have been engaged the five seasons that 1 

 have been on the place, in building a house, barn, 

 shed and other convenient apj)en<lages. I have 

 also 'built about 300 rods of sione wall, and so 

 much improved ihe condition of my field that it 

 will produce more than double what il did when 

 I began on it. 1 have been careful in collecting, 

 mixing, increasing, ami improving the manure as 

 much as possible, by supplying my barn yard and 

 piggery with sea wreck, turf, mud, &c. My 

 stJck consists of two horses, »iie yoke of oxen, 

 and six cows which were in milk last winter; — 

 it found a ready market, but was so connected 



We subjoin a rejjort of the market in Washing 

 ton city, District of Columbia. Many person 

 will be glad to learn how the servants of the pet 

 pie ill Congress live ; and others may be glad t 

 compare the markets of that part of the coiintr 

 with our own It is from the Intelligencer of th 

 23d of April, 1838. 



Ce.ntre Market — We noticed lamb in th 

 market on Saturday last, svhich sold from 75 cl 

 to $1 25 per quarter. Fresh shad and rock fis 

 sold at very high prices. We are told that fre: 

 shad sold at Alexandria, on Saturday last, from tl 

 boats, at $9 per hundred. In our priiici|)al niji 

 kel, on the same day, they sold at 25 cents p 

 pair. Rock fish very scarce, and high prict 

 Ordinary bunches sold at 37 1-2 cents each. 



In the vegetable market, we noticed asparag 

 "1 per buiiidi ; radishes 6 1-4 cents ; spina 



and kale at 25 cents per peck ; lettuce at 12 1 

 cents per head. Some very extraordinary c 

 cumbers for the season, raised in Mr Agg's gi 

 den, sold at 50 cents each ; smaller ones at 

 cenis each. 



We quote as under : 



Beef, 8 to 12 c<'iits per lb -Corned do. S to 



do. — Dried do 12 do.— Mutton 8 to 12 do.— 1'( 

 12 do. — Veal, 12 do. — Lamb, 75 to $1 25 | 

 quarter — Hams, 12 to 14 per lb. — Middlings, 

 do. — Shoulders, 12 do. — Sausages, 12 do. — La 

 12 do. — Chickens, 75 to $1 per pair — '1 urke 

 $1 50 to $1 75 each— Shufflers, 62 1-2 cents | 

 pair — Butler, 25 cents per lb. — Print hii'ter, 

 1-2 (ler lb. — Eggs, 12 cents per dozen — Bin 



wheat Flour, $3 per 100 lbs White Conuiif 



75 cents per bushel — Yellow Cornmeal, 70 ct 

 do. — Rye meal, 75 cents per bushel — Shorts, 

 do.— Ship Stuff", 50 do. — Oats, 40 do.— Shel 

 corn, 70 do. — Potatoes, 75 do. — Parsnips, 26 ct 

 |)er peck — Radishes, 6 1-4 cents per buncl 

 Carrots, 6 1-4 cents do. — Apples, (New York j 

 pins) $5 per barrel. 



Horticulture in France. — King Louis Plj 

 lippe and his family, who passed many years! 

 England, the emporium of agricultural scie 

 and improvements, are great patrons of the ar 

 gardening ; giving encouragement to Ihe ind 

 oils nurseryman, not only by allowing him 

 privilege of obtaining fioni the director of the i 

 al gardens, some of the rai est seeds and graliit 

 but by an annual distribuiion of medals or moi 



The bark of a willow tree burnt to ashes, mi 

 with strong vinegar, and applied to the parts, 

 remove all warls, corns, and ether exerescencei 

 any part of the body. 



